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December 5, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3288515.stm

Israel's First Eskimo Soldier

(BBC) Raffi Berg - Eva Ben Sira, 18, is training to become an IDF squad commander in the Negev desert - a far cry from the frozen wastes of her homeland. Eva was born to a Yupik Eskimo mother and a Cherokee American father before being adopted by an Israeli couple. Her twin brother, Jimmy, will become the army's second serving Eskimo, when he joins the force next year.

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